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V1PPI- 3vaT'a'! i PACIFIC DAILY NEWS THURSDAY JANUARY 20 1 972-PAGE 3 Delegate Passage A Great Start For 72 WASHINGTON a wonderful way to start out the 1972 session of Representative Phillip Burton declared last night after the US House of Representatives approved his bill enabling the Virgin Islands and Guam to elect non-voting delegates to Congress i The California Democrat who heads the House Territories and Insular Affairs Subcommittee made the remark between long-distance calls to Governor Evans in St Thomas and Governor Camacho in Guam Waiting with him were Virgin Islands Representative Ron De Lugo and Guam Rep Antonio Won Pat De Lugo said the 232-104 vote on the bill showed that the Virgin Islands has some political clout in Washington Jr or Won Pat however the size of the vote signified a congressional tribute to his loyalty and devotion to America is historic event for he added The Burton bill came up as the first piece of business as the 92nd Congress opened its second session at noon Tuesday Both De Lugo and Won Pat sent hundreds of cables to supporters urging their return to Washington in time for the vote and only 100 members were absent as debate opened on the Burton bill Rep Aspinall a Colorado Democrat who is chairman of the House Interim and Insular Affairs Committee assured the House that the Burton bill was not a prelude to statehood for Guam with a population of 87000 or the Virgin Islands with 64000 is precisely because of their small populations and the remote chances of he said we should pass this Aspinall and Burton headed a coalition of four members who were credited with successful passage of the bill De Lugo also cited Republican Don Clausen of California who served as floor manager and minority committee member John Saylor of Pennsylvania De Lugo also credited the compromise amendment offered by Aspinall with winning votes and said the Burton bill might have lost without the offer to curtail staff expenses 5 Won Pat said House action means a great step forward in the political development of Guam and that it also demonstrates the wisdom of Congress in its willingness to extend the privileges of the democratic according to will now come closer to their fellow citizens in the United States as they shed the last vestiges of To Bill i Representatives- for passing the Delegate bill 1 am very confident that the Senate wiU pass a similar measure thus assuring Guam representation in the Ricardo Bordallo State Party Chairman for the Democrats indicated his and his own pleasure at the news of a non-voting delegate for Guam hut said at the same time he felt that should still reassess jthe privilege of having a non-voting delegate and start working toward qualifying Guam for a voting Bordallo said be was pleased about the big step but that there is to This is just recognition of Guam 1 Bordallo is 1 already- pushing few Presidential election voting rights for Guam along with a full-fledged voting member of the House He said he also proposed having Guam vote in the November election for National Party presidential candidates in order to make the mainland more aware of present non-voting status He predicts 1 will take about five years to have the US Constitution amended in order to let Territorial residents vote in Presidential elections On the matter of candidates for tile new port of a non-voting delegate Republican Salas said he would not run for the post himself many business interests tight but that at least three people had already talked to him about running under the Republican banner He would not disclose the names of the prospective candidates but said he 1 had advised them! to file' their applications1 papers before the end of April tq qualify for the primary election in September Bordallo for the Democrats did not want to discus candidates at alL He said he certainly did not fault Won Pat for tire job he had done for Guam in Washington but that as Party Chairman his responsibility was to see that everyone who i wanted to ran under the Democrat banner had an equal chance He said there wen many competent people who could ran but that he -comment on any certain individuals I I i Former Governor Manuel Guerrero who has long been expected to become a candidate for the port regardless of its I (Continued to page 6) vote for president and vice president FT Ramirez Speaker of the Legislature said I am pleased in fact 1 am over-joyed The vote today in Washington giving Guam a non-voting delegate in the House of Representatives is the happy culmination I of years-going back to 1955-of efforts petitions appeals lobbying testifying and yearning to move Guam more into the mainstream of Federal political and economic activity We in the government of all three branches- have served our apprenticeship wefl The people of Guam have supported the effort to obtain a seat in the United States Congress and this victory today is a team effort want to express my sincere gratitude to Congressman Philip Barton for his patient persistance in piloting thia bill through to passage And I want to thank our old friend Congressman Wayne Aspinall for introducing the amendments which made the bill palatable to the opposition I fed certain that swift passage in the US1 Senate is virtually assured We have many friends on that side of the Congress and then-support has long been promised once the bill passed the House So on behalf of the Eleventh Legislature I extend my thanks to the House of Representatives for approving the measure I congratulate the esteemed chairman of the subcommittee on territories and insular affairs Philip Burton and the honored chairman of the parent Interior Committee Wayne Aspinall And to Tony Won Pat a hearty well i Ricardo Salas State Party Chairman for the Republicans said is indeed a great political milestone for Guam We have come along way since the granting of United States citizenship to our people in 1950 Our Legislature has been an elective body since then with full authority to enact legislation not inconsistent with the UJS Constitution and federal statutes i Non-Voting Delegate grants a voice-although not a vote-in the halls of Congress This to me re-emphasizes" "our closeness to the American commonwealth It is a tribute to our political maturity and the US recognition of our basic need for a voice in that hallowed body On behalf of the Republican Party of Guam I want to extend our deep gratitude to the House of BY MONTIE PROTASIO Daily News Staff Writer I Reaction from local officials to the announcement that the House of Representatives had passed the long-awaited Non-Voting Delegate Bill for Guam and the Virgin Islands was all in the category of elation and extreme satisfaction The line of candidates for the new office is apparently already forming i Gov Carlos Camacho was enthusiastic about the early morning phone call he received yesterday from Congressman Burton 1 and Representative Tony Won Pat giving him the good word on the passage of the Delegate bill 1 very happy that the bill he said this will put Guam in a different ball He said that no party can claim credit for the passage and noted that it was a joint effort with the help of both the administration and the legislature and the of all our He called the victory a concerted effort and marveled at how far Guam has come at how much has accomplished in such a short longer are we second -class the Governor said in a hastily called press conference in his office wiU give -Guam more participation in the mainstream of American He looked forward he said to the day when Guamanians can also from Hugo Colorado Mrs Katherine Battista an elementary teacher from Palisades Park and James Rogers history teacher in Durham North Carolina Winner of the National Teacher of the Year Award will be announced this April The recipient will be featured in a Ladies Home Journal article and in the Encyclopedia Book of the Year In addition the teacher will honored by President Nixed at a White House reception and will be appointed by the President to serve on the Commission on Presidential Scholars uam iTob Teacher I i ef Fin a The last round of observations and interviews "Tor Mrs Elayne Lanier Teacher of the Year and one of the top five finalists in the nation for the National Teacher of the Year Award began Tuesday v'-x 8 1 ls'td 1 1 S' rnrrv 4 0 it Selecting Teacher of Mr and Mrs Dale Miller Encyclopedia Britannica representative arrived in Guam Tuesday to spend five days observing and interviewing Mrs Elayne Lanier JFK teacher finalist in National Teacher of the Year Award Arriving on flight from Tokyo Japan were Mr and Mrs Dale Miller representatives from Encyclopedia Britannica While on Guam they will observe Mrs teaching in the classroom 1 and interview students and teachers A former French teacher for the University of Michigan and a 1- private girls school in Monterey California Mrs Mary Ann Miller is currently Senior Editor and Director of Curriculum Planning and Development of Encyclopedia Britannica I Her-husband Dale is a free lance writer and author of many articles for Encyclopedia Britannica He is employed by a Japanese advertising agency The husband and wife team will spend five days on Guam gathering and writing their data on Mrs Lanier They will return to Tokyo1 Japan Sunday January 23rd The single most important teaching characteristic we will be looking for is the ability to inspire intellectual curiosity and love I of learning in said Mr Miller A social- studies teacher of Guam history at JFK Sr High 1 School Mrs Elayne Lanier has been a teacher on Guam for 23 years She has also taught at Talofofo i MongmongToto Dededo Wettengel and the old Tamuning Jr-Sf High SchooL The other four finalists for the National Teacher of the Year Award are: Leon Jordan a biology teacher from Phoenix Arizona Mrs Ruth Garrabant a biology teacher Friend ANITA SHOP IS THE AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR: THE OMEGA WATCH DUNHILL 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